Family Health Center

Fellow - Primary Care Psychiatry

Family Health Center • $80K — $95K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Licensure as a primary care clinician (physician, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant) OR recent graduation as a psychiatric nurse practitioner.
  • Experience in primary care specialties is required.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Interest in teaching and learning within a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

  • Provide 5 sessions of direct patient care weekly at the health center.
  • Conduct psychiatric evaluations for internally referred patients after initial training.
  • Offer curbside consultation services to primary care providers.
  • Participate in educational activities such as didactic sessions and case reviews.
  • Engage in self-directed educational studies and module completion.

Benefits

  • Hands-on clinical experience with direct patient interaction.
  • Structured didactic and learning opportunities throughout the fellowship.
  • Involvement in collaborative case reviews with peers.
  • Access to professional development resources and academic seminars.
Full Job Description
We are now accepting applications from primary care clinicians (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician's assistants in primary care specialties) and recently graduated psychiatric nurse practitioners for positions in our fifth cohort.

Fellows perform a mix of outpatient clinical work, self and collaborative study, clinical case review, didactic learning, conference attendance, and teaching.

Fellows provide 5 sessions of direct patient care each week in the health center. After receiving training over the first few months of the fellowship, fellows also conduct psychiatric evaluations with patients internally referred to our team and provide curbside consultation services to PCPs in the practice.

Fellows have 4 sessions of educational time set aside for didactics, academic seminar, clinical case reviews, and self-directed study of educational modules created for the fellows.

More information can be found on our academic website at https://www.umassmed.edu/fmch/primary-care-psychiatry/

Applicants are asked to submit their CV, personal statement, and three letters of recommendation using this form: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/07b3c6a0f8ae46fb96ca248fb89b2fd6

Monday - Friday; 8:30am-5:00pm

About Family Health Center

The Institute for Family Health is a not-for-profit health organization. Founded in 1983, the Institute is one of the largest community health centers in New York State. It serves over 85,000 patients annually at 31 locations in the Bronx, Manhattan and the mid-Hudson Valley. The Institute is a federally qualified health center network. Like all Community Health Centers, the Institute accepts all patients regardless of their ability to pay and is governed by a board that has a majority of health center patients. The Institute offers primary care, mental health, dental care, and social work, among other services. The Institute is accredited by the Joint Commission and recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance as a Level 3 patient-centered medical home. The Institute also leads programs and conducts research to address racial and ethnic disparities in health, advance the use of health information technology, and improve care for diabetes, depression, women’s health, and HIV. The Institute trains health students and professionals at all levels, including the operation of three family medicine residency programs: the Beth Israel Residency Program in Urban Family Practice, the Mid-Hudson Residency in Family Practice and the Harlem Residency in Family Medicine. It is also a major regional clinical campus for clinical rotations affiliated with the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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